Gauge



March 21,1944. 7 R s 2,344,866

GAUGE Filed Feb. 3, 1943 INVENTOR WITNESSES v George J-LHarrwes Patented Mar. 21, 1944 GAUGE George H. Harries, Bally,

Ribbon Mills, Inc., Pennsylvania Pa., assignor to Bally Bally, Pa., a corporation of Application February 3, 1943, Serial No. 474,553

Claims.

This invention relates to gauges and in particular to a width stabilizer gauge adapted for use on looms to control the width of the material as it is woven. The size of any gauge necessarily varies with the nature of the product to be manufactured and can be made of any width or length desired. The gauge, however, is particularly adapted to the weaving of ribbons and tapes of a relatively narrow width where it is desired to have the width standard throughout the length of the material. For this reason in describing my invention, I will show and describe a gauge adapted to be used on a loom weaving relatively narrow tapes.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a loom with my gauge attached.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the gauge with regard to the webb.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the gauge.

In the loom shown the warp threads ID are brought out of the loom on either side of the shuttle II and the fabric or webb I2 is woven and brought over the bars 13. There is a tendency in this type of material for the warp threads ID to spread and thus produce a webb of uneven width. I provide a gauge l5 consisting of a flat strip of material bent at either end to form a right angle thus providing an upright I6 at one end and an upright I! at the other end. The upright I1 is provided with a rectangular slot I 8 having an opening I 9 at the top end of it. The upright I6 is provided with a slot 20 and an opening 2!. For the type of loom shown, the upright I6 is larger than the upright IT. The upright I6 is adapted to engage the inside of the bar I3 to position it in place. It may be seen that the threads or material may be inserted through the opening l9 or 2| and that the gauge is carried by the material itself extended from the bar to the fell 22 of the webb thus confining the webb to the size of the rectangular slots l8 and 20 and directing the warp threads in the proper direction. As shown in Figure 1 as many gauges may be used as strips of webbing are being woven; one gauge to be used for each strip. The gauges may be made of any desired material and as previously stated may be made in any desired size.

I claim:

1. A gauge adapted for use on looms weaving narrow fabrics comprising an elongated member having at each end a portion thereof turned at right angles to the body thereof, and an elongated slot through each of said turned portions adapted to engage the edges of said woven fabric to control the width thereof.

2. A gauge for controlling the width of woven fabric comprising an elongated member having a pair of gauge slots therein adapted to engage said fabric as it is being woven to control the width thereof and to be supported by said fab- H0.

3. A gauge for use with looms weaving fabric wherein the fabric is lead over a bar from the shuttle comprising a member having a pair of gauge slots adapted to engage said material and be supported thereby, one of said slots engaging said material near the fell thereof and said gauge abutting said bar.

4. A width stabilizer gauge comprising an elongated member having a slot at each end and an opening in said slot whereby fabric may be fed through said opening into said slot to support said gauge and to control the width of said fabric.

5. A gauge for controlling the width of fabric woven in a loom where said fabric is lead over a bar comprising a member bent upon itself at each end, a slot in each end of said member adapted to engage said fabric to position said gage against said bar and an opening in said slot whereby said gauge may be attached to or removed from said fabric.

GEORGE H. HARRIES. 

